While the use of inferior materials and the shorter life-span of goods was supposed to be a 'negative side-effect' of the war, it turned out to boost the economy as more people were forced to buy more goods to sustain their lifestyle. And this was THEN

At a time when corporate profits are through the roof, the Dow is flirting with 12,000, Wall Street paychecks are fat again, and big corporations are sitting on more than $1 trillion in cash, you'd expect jobs be coming back. But you'd be wrong.

The number of Americans who have been out of a job for a year or more has reached a record 4.4 million. The grim numbers may partly be attributed to the fact that employers are still openly discriminating against the unemployed, especially the longterm